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  1. Milk and Molasses Enemas

    thehipcrip replied to trixie's topic in General Nursing

    Why not just have the patient drink a bottle (or two, if one doesn't get the blow-out required) of magnesium citrate instead of messing around with a messy, sticky M&M enema that may or may not...

  2. What do you do when you are the friend/family member and not the nurse?

    thehipcrip replied to starsgirl78's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree that it would be best if your friend felt able to speak up for herself, she clearly didn't have the energy to be a strong self-advocate after just having surgery. That's why having...

  3. Inappropriate family members

    thehipcrip replied to soxfan80's topic in General Nursing

    In addition: Be upfront and tell her and her daughter that your notes will document each instance in which the patient refuses to follow your instructions about what's in her best interest, and when...

  4. Question for the IV Gurus re: IV Needle and Cannula Lengths

    thehipcrip posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know what's the length of the longest IV needle and cannula available on the market today, what gauge(s) are available in that length, and how the length of today's longest IV...

  5. Question for the IV Gurus re: IV Needle and Cannula Lengths

    thehipcrip replied to thehipcrip's topic in General Nursing

    @rninwch: Thank you for your reply. @usalsfyre: Knowing there is a 3.25" length available is very helpful. Thanks so much. @Esme12: The title of IV Guru is all yours! The info is for my own...

  6. Did you get their bath done? Seriously?

    thehipcrip replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    I remember it from being hospitalized in the mid-70s, and from Harper Hospital in Detroit in 2006! Only difference between the two was how payment was collected -- cash for the TV Lady then, and...

  7. Did you get their bath done? Seriously?

    thehipcrip replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    I've been hospitalized a LOT. The last time I was in was a week long stay several years ago to get IV abx for a highly resistant UTI. The floor was staffed by CNAs, although I don't know how many....

  8. advice on philosophy of pt. care...are we called to patronize them?

    thehipcrip replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in General Nursing

    @OP, just because she has mental health issues doesn't mean she's not in pain. For someone in pain, hanging on until that next dose of meds can be a nightmare. It's not as though our meds always...

  9. Am I overreacting?

    thehipcrip replied to annaRNC's topic in General Nursing

    If you did scare the germophobe away, GOOD FOR YOU! She's not anyone I would want caring for Me or My family. This is an Alice through the looking glass scenario for sure. You go above and beyond by...

  10. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    thehipcrip replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as the one who's in the bed instead of making it, it's really a shame that so few of you report that your patients are able to get their beds changed and a bath every day. I can't begin to...

  11. Is taking diuretics equals having CHF?

    thehipcrip replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Lasix (lasik is a type of corrective eye surgery) and other diuretics are prescribed for conditions other than CHF, including high blood pressure, liver disease and kidney disease. Taking Lasix on...

  12. How to decrease pain during foley cath or straight cath procedure

    thehipcrip replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    @Love_2_Learn: Excellent advice! The breathing technique you mention works brilliantly, not only for cath removal but for cath insertions and any procedure where there will be a few seconds of...

  13. How to decrease pain during foley cath or straight cath procedure

    thehipcrip replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    Lidocaine is *not* just prolonging the procedure for some patients. If the lidocaine gel is applied to the meatus and urethra and allowed to work for a few minutes, and then mixed with the sterile...

  14. Catheters!!

    thehipcrip replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Nursing

    This is incorrect. While it is not necessary for those doing intermittent self-cathing (IC) to use sterile technique (clean is fine), it is NOT safer to reuse catheters than it is to use a new,...

  15. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    thehipcrip replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If all nurses felt the same way, no one would feel so compelled to justify their use of/need for pain meds. But because some of us have had to do battle to have our pain managed, we automatically...

  16. Do you bladder train before removing a Foley cath?

    thehipcrip replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    The benefit of clamping is that it helps the smooth muscles of the bladder stretch and return to a normal capacity. (Using an indwelling catheter for even a few days can result in bladder shrinkage.)...

  17. How do I get around to LIKING changing an ostomy bag?

    thehipcrip replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    Since most of the people with ostomies that I know don't really *like* changing the bag, I don't think anyone expects someone else who's helping them to like it. The goal should be doing it with...

  18. Please Help Me . . . Advice Needed . . . How to Title a Post

    thehipcrip replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I personally hate the ones titled, "I have a question." Well DUH! I've often wondered about the charting skills of the folks who rely on "Please Help" as the subject for a new thread. It seems to...

  19. Obtaining urine specimen from foley

    thehipcrip replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who's used a Foley 24/7 for the last six years, I was taught by two different urologists that the both the existing catheter and the tubing on the collection bag are colonized with bacteria...

  20. What I have learned from working with a QUAD

    thehipcrip replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    An excellent online resource and source of support for people with SCI/D, whether they're newly disabled or have been living with SCI/D for decades (as well as their spouses, families, and...

  21. What I have learned from working with a QUAD

    thehipcrip replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. My wheelchair is an extension of my body -- leaning on it, hanging off it, etc. is a huge invasion of my personal space and considered to be extremely rude. The worst possible offense...

  22. What I have learned from working with a QUAD

    thehipcrip replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    Great post, elizabeth8503RN! Bravo and amen. What's normal for your able-bodied patients is not necessarily normal for people with spinal cord injuries/damage (SCI/D). For example, like many...

  23. Paraplegia and nursing

    thehipcrip replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's not impossible for your wheelchair using friend to graduate from nursing school -- these resources and success stories may help: Wyoming Nurse Reporter Magazine (Spring 2008) -- issue on...

  24. You know you're Old School when...

    thehipcrip replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Wrist boards for patients with

  25. Rights of Psych Patients?

    thehipcrip replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

    If you'd rather not stir up things at your hospital without being sure there is a problem, contact your state's Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI, pronounced "Pammy")...